Photosynthesizing marine microorganisms can constitute a source of CO2 rather than a sink

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 949-953

  Tchernov, Dan ^a   Hassidim, Miriam ^a   Vardi, Assaf ^a   Luz, Boaz ^a   Sukenik, Assaf ^b   Reinhold, Leonora ^a   Kaplan, Aaron ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carbonic anhydrase; CO2 evolution; Cyanobacteria; Photosynthesis; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LIGHT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROORGANISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032408567     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-76-6-949     Document Type: Article

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